Chapter 401: Divinities

Enya's explanation was, once again, shocking, to say the least. Aiden was frozen, looking flabbergasted as he tried to process all the information that she just revealed in a couple of short sentences.

Seeing his reaction, the naughty spirit had the urge to chuckle at his master's facial expression. Still, instead of that, he reassured the stunned boy.

'[Don't worry about it too much for the time being, Aiden. Just remember that all the actions that you do, will eventually have an effect on your power here. The more the people believe in you, the more they turn towards you with their woes, the more power, more faith you will generate. In turn, you will be able to invest these points, this resource into changing whatever your heart's desire.]'

'I… I get that, I truly do… What I don't understand…' After she explained it for the second time, Aiden finally broke through his reverie and gave a mental head-shake. His problem wasn't how the points were generated, that was easy. What shocked him was the latter part of her briefing. '…was with the whole law thing…'

'What are these laws you were speaking about?' He asked with burning curiosity. 

'[Well…]' However, Enya suddenly seemed hesitant to speak, to delve into the topic. She turned silent for a while, before eventually saying. '[Laws are related to Divinities, the Power that makes gods… well, gods. They are powers that ultimately make up the world. Not just Eora, or Haven but the entire universe, the cosmos… everything.]'

Her voice dwindled down once again, turning silent for a couple of brief seconds before the sound of a sigh could be heard, causing Aiden to raise his eyebrows with confusion for a second. 

Could a spirit, a metaphysical entity even do such a thing? 

Anyway, before he could dwell and ponder on the topic, the mature-sounding spirit lady continued.

'[There are various different laws that together, build up everything you see, feel, touch and experience. You have already got in contact with many of them, but your comprehension, your understanding of the matter was shallow at the time. As you will progress, and go stronger, as you will unlock more of the mysteries of your heritage, you will eventually understand more. Before that, I…]' 

Her voice, which usually carried a gentle warmth, turned sour towards the end, losing its power and momentum as she continued to speak. Just like before, there seemed to be clearly defined boundaries she just couldn't push through. Whenever she crossed a line or got to a topic that seemed to be closer to her real identity, a higher power struck down and forced her back to her allowed 'space'.

Once again, she turned silent, even her presence faded for a brief moment before returning a few brief seconds later. Once more, her tone turned colder, monotone, emotionless.

'[Once you complete more of the trials and unlock more of your true powers, you will be allowed to gain more knowledge. Before that, unfortunately, such information is unavailable to you.]'

Feeling the change of tone and way of mannerism, Aiden could feel the pain, the worry in her heart. Still, he could only grit his teeth and nod. He was still too weak, whatever entity was behind all of this, was still too far away from his reach.

Deciding that it was best to not waste any more of his precious, limited remaining time, Aiden sighed, focusing his attention on the system's top-down representation of his surroundings.

A thin layer of the white, semi-transparent dotted halo was placed over the map. Focusing on one of these white marks closest to their location to the north, his face turned into an elated smile. It turned out they were interactable, he could push, pull, twist, churn these points, causing the landscape on the map to shift according to his design. 

Once he released one of these markers, his changes would remain, showing a holographic 3-dimensional image atop the map. On the bottom right corner, a new small window appeared, giving the option to 'Confirm' or 'Cancel' his changes, whilst also showing the approximated 'cost' with a summary of the changes he made.

"I see…" He muttered. "Changing the topography is pretty easy, but how can I interact with these laws?"

Meanwhile, the trio of servants, Roas, Glohn, and Gob were looking at the back of their Young Master with confused gazes. The strange information they could feel coming to them from the mental channel seemed like a bunch of garbled nonsense. They could feel that Master was worried and sad at some point, but before they could ask or provide support, the emotion seemed to fade, replaced by something they felt was similar to curiosity… or more precisely a great thirst for knowledge.

Still, besides that, a lot of strange data came their way, mostly just a string of numbers that they could not understand, process at all. In the end, the trio decided to just stay silent and just wait until their Lord asks for them.

'[Currently, as you have no knowledge about the various divinities, you cannot alter too much besides the landscape. Still, as you have regained memories from your time from your life on the other world, you should be aware that by changing the current landscape you could have all the requested changes completed.]'

Enya explained, giving only a second to pause before going into even more detail.

'[This world is an empty canvas currently, and you are the painter, Aiden! While you have limited resources, it should still be enough for the time being. Try to remember the request the residents of Gupta have made, and what you would need to get it done. Utilize the knowledge you already have.]'

'Hmm…' Aiden creased his brows, deep in thought. He grabbed and rubbed his chin thinking about the specifics of the request and how to properly tackle it. Also just from the small test he did, it was clear that the 991 Faith points he currently had weren't enough for changing the entire world, but maybe, just maybe enough to alter the land around the village.

'They need some steady supply of water, rain, and mass equally to be able to cultivate crops and herd some farm animals in the future. Oh yes! That reminds me! Enya!'

Reminded by yet another crucial matter, Aiden called out to his guide once again.

'How do I get more 'life' to this world? Should I bring them in through the gate or is there a better way?'

As if already expecting such a question, barely a moment later Enya's response resounded in Aiden's mind.

'[You can always bring in anything using the portal and one of your servants acting as the gatekeeper to escort them in. For the second part of your question…]' 

Instead of a response, suddenly a system notification came. Its contents, however, although somewhat expected, was still quite a surprise nonetheless.

*Ding!*

[For more authority, and options please upgrade the newly added Innate Skill: [Primal Heritage: ?????] (Level 1 - Progress: 1%)]

[Note: The skill is unique and locked. Progress can only be made by unlocking more of the dormant knowledge, and by utilizing the available divinities.]

'What the…'